Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

GoldKey receives the OK in Windows 7 Testing

Friday, May 28, 2010

GoldKey Security Corporation’s authentication USB Smart Card has passed the Microsoft Windows 7 Logo Testing, making it ready to use on all Windows 7 systems.

With this compatibility now available, the GoldKey solution can provide users with an added security factor to both Windows 7 BitLocker Drive Encryption and Windows 7 user account log-in. Once configured, the Smart Card can provide security features for log in and e-signatures.


The USB Smart Card does not require any additional installation of software, drivers, or middleware. Additionally its durability allows for it to operate without an internal battery for power and features a water-tight design to eliminate possible damage to the device.

GoldKey’s product utilizes the PIV (Personal Identity Verification) specification developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and may be incorporated with PKI security applications including Active Directory and VPN authentication. [end] 

Luxand announced release of a free, downloadable version of its Blink! facial recognition software. The software provides as a biometric-based login service Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems via a user’s regular webcam. In addition to authenticating the individual accessing the computer, Blink! also takes and records a still image of each person trying to access the computer to help prevent unauthorized access, and touts the ability to correctly recognize stored faces despite poor lighting conditions or basic changes in a user’s look such as glasses or hair cuts.  

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The August meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

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Ceelox has announced it has earned the “Compatible with Windows 7” due to its work with Microsoft in utilizing the Windows 7 Windows Biometric Framework, a set of components designed to better support biometric devices and built into the operating system, to create compatibility with its own offerings.

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Sweden’s Precise Biometrics announced a new solution for Windows 7 logon. Precise BioMatch Logon enables user access to Windows 7 machines via their fingerprint. It also enables the user to personalize access to different files or applications. BioMatch Logon is part of a suite of fingerprint software solutions for the Windows 7 operating system and works with most fingerprint sensors compatible with the Windows Biometric Framework.

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Luxund, a developer of biometric authentication software, has released a new biometric login application that is compatible with Windows Vista and both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, according to a CNET article. The software, called Blink!, was previously only compatible with the Windows 7 32-bit version, but this new version also promises more stability, reliability and security than its predecessor.

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RF IDeas has announced the release of its new pcProx Enroll reader for physical access control.

According to RF IDeas, the reader is compatible with more than 300 million physical access proximity cards, allowing employees to use their building access card for other forms of identification and security throughout the workplace.

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